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Zinkovska Neonila Viktorivna

Date of birth: April 6, 1952 (74 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
City of residence: Бердянск
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  August 26, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Neonila Zinkovska, a 74-year-old Ukrainian citizen, lived in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Region. At the end of February 2022, the city was occupied by Russian forces. In October 2023, she acquired Russian citizenship.

According to the prosecution, the pensioner 'made money transfers to accounts used to finance the Ukrainian Armed Forces, totalling 1,500 hryvnias, equivalent to 3,383 roubles at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Russia.'

Zinkovska was charged with high treason. The court sentenced Zinkovska to 14 years' imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony.